When Dave introduces new girlfriend Samantha, the Chipmunks are pleased. However, when her son Miles turns out to be a bit of a bully, they are less pleased. So when Dave takes Samantha to Miami with, it appears, the intention of proposing, the Chipmunks decide they have to follow and sabotage the proposal. Since they cannot fly (due to lunatic Air Marshall Suggs getting them banned from flying), this means a road trip across the country with Miles providing the accompanying "adult" they need. It turns out that Miles has some issues, and, well, I bet you can guess what unwinds during the trip.
My knowledge of the Chipmunks ended donkeys' years ago, with their old records, and I hadn't seen any of the three previous movies in this series. I was pleasantly surprised. This is bright, cheerful, pleasing nonsense for kids, with lots of silliness, a tolerable plot with a decent development arc for Miles, some surprises when things don't go quite as you'd expect, and a moderate amount of tuneful, toe-tapping music. The Chipmunks themselves are all strongly established character types, voiced by good actors (although Matthew Gray Gubler is the only one I recognised through the squeakification of his voice), and brilliantly animated and integrated into the live action plates.
If you are determined to be an adult then there is stuff to be picky about – I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to legally adopt Chipmunks, for instance – but then, I'm also pretty sure that Chipmunks don't talk and sing and, if you have trouble with that, you really shouldn't be watching this film, should you? This is a really enjoyable family movie.
My knowledge of the Chipmunks ended donkeys' years ago, with their old records, and I hadn't seen any of the three previous movies in this series. I was pleasantly surprised. This is bright, cheerful, pleasing nonsense for kids, with lots of silliness, a tolerable plot with a decent development arc for Miles, some surprises when things don't go quite as you'd expect, and a moderate amount of tuneful, toe-tapping music. The Chipmunks themselves are all strongly established character types, voiced by good actors (although Matthew Gray Gubler is the only one I recognised through the squeakification of his voice), and brilliantly animated and integrated into the live action plates.
If you are determined to be an adult then there is stuff to be picky about – I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to legally adopt Chipmunks, for instance – but then, I'm also pretty sure that Chipmunks don't talk and sing and, if you have trouble with that, you really shouldn't be watching this film, should you? This is a really enjoyable family movie.